GEORGE TOWN – Perikatan Nasional (PN) will convene a meeting to discuss the allocation of seats to Bersatu, PAS, and Gerakan ahead of the state elections in six states.
Gerakan chairman Datuk Dominic Lau Hoe Chai said the proposed meeting and discussion will be held before Chinese New Year, which will be celebrated on January 22.
“After the 15th general election (GE15), PN held meetings twice a month as part of the party’s preparations to face the state elections, which are expected to be held by the middle of the year.
“We expect the elections to be held in all six states in May, after the Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebrations in April,” he told reporters at the Gerakan office in Penang here today.
The six states involved are Penang, Negri Sembilan, and Selangor, which are under Pakatan Harapan (PH), and Terengganu, Kelantan, and Kedah under PAS.
Lau added that PN would be contesting all 40 seats in Penang.
He added that PN would also host a Chinese New Year open house at the Gerakan headquarters in Kuala Lumpur on January 22, starting 10am.
Meanwhile, PAS is expected to field 30% new faces in the Kelantan election, according to PAS vice-president Datuk Mohd Amar Nik Abdullah.
He said the new faces will comprise veterans, youths, women, and religious scholars.
“I have always said that every time an election is held, there will be changes in candidates...normally about 30% will be new faces...we will mix old-timers, newcomers, youths, women, and religious scholars.
"We will focus on winnable candidates, whether they are new faces or old-timers,” he said during his new year pledge and Kelantan civil servants’ gathering at Kompleks Kota Darul Naim here today.
However, there has been no discussion as to the dissolution of the state assembly, said the Kelantan deputy menteri besar. – Bernama, January 5, 2023
